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13 October 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, the Honourable Floyd Green (second right), and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas, Her Excellency Dr Erja Askola (third right), cut a ribbon to officially hand over four tractors donated to Jamaica by the EU on Thursday, October 9, at Kingston Industrial Agencies (KIA) on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. They are joined by (from left) Deputy Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard; Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson; Minister of State in the Ministry, the Honourable Franklyn Witter; and Sales Manager at KIA, Stephen Henriques.

Agriculture Ministry Expands Tractor Fleet with Four Holland Tractors to Aid Hillside Farmers

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 13 Oct 2025   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has added four new rubber-wheel Holland Model agricultural tractors and accompanying implements to its fleet, which will serve farmers across Jamaica.

The tractors and implements were handed over on Thursday, October 9, as part of a collaborative effort between the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the European Union (EU) under the six-year A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean project.

The project aims to protect Jamaican ecosystems and enhance community resilience to...

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